Free Text Expander Roundup
Fellow blogger Raj over at
MT Herald has put together a
very useful list of free Windows text expanders. These are all available online free of charge, and in these economically challenging times, free is good!
Having said that, of course, you'll need to check them out for yourself to see if any of them will meet your needs. There are certainly some very good commercial text expander applications on the market that may have features the free programs don't have, so you'll need to comparison shop to determine what will work best for you.
In any case, when it comes to increasing productivity in the transcription business, few tools can offer working MTs more bang for the buck than a good text expander. I've accumulated literally thousands of typing shortcuts over the years, and I wouldn't dream of working without them. Certainly it takes a little extra time in the beginning as you create your own library of shortcuts, but you'll more than make up for it in increased productivity in short order.
Whether you decide on a free or commercial text expander, it's an investment in yourself that's guaranteed to pay big dividends - and doesn't THAT sound good these days!